| | Faraday cup - Patent 4608493 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | The present invention relates to so-called Faraday cups used for measuring various parameters associated with an electron beam, and more particularly is directed to a Faraday cup adopted for measuring the width, current density and energy density of an electron beam of generally strip-shaped cross-section. |
 | | Accordingly, the time required for the cup current to change from a minimum value to a maximum value is the same regardless of the orientation angle, and the measured beam width is not subject to variation and consequential error due to variation in the orientation angle. |
 | | Operation of Faraday cup structure 10 is as follows: Electron beam 25, which travels in a direction transverse to the length of its strip-shaped cross-section, is relatively displaced across cup structure 10 so that impact area 25a scans opening 17a. |
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